Switch 1-2 Switch 1-3
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ON
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Potential Use
MPS
801, MPS 803
emulation
with
Commo-
dore
64 software packages such
as
EasyScript,
Jane
and
Print
Shop,
which
use
Commodore
Bit
Map
graphics.
BASIC
programmers
who
want
to make use
of
standard
control codes, such
as
backspace,
compressed print, etc.
Epson
FX
emulation
with
Commodore
64
or
128
commercial
software
packages
which
have
Epson-compatible
ASCII printer
driv-
ers.
These
software packages generate
stan-
dard
ASCII upper and lowercase characters,
and
often
embed
escape sequences in their
out-
put
streams.
No
real practical use for this switch
combina-
tion.
Some
programs
need
more
information
about
your
printer,
how-
ever.
If
your
program
wants
to
know,
the
MPS
1200 printer:
• uses device
number
4
or
5
• uses
no
communications
protocol
• does
not
require a
printer
initialization
string
(for
normal
80-
column
printing)
• can backspace (ASCII
8)
if
set to
Epson
mode
• can underline (ASCII 95
or
escape sequence)
• does an automatic line feed in
Commodore
mode
• does
not
do an
automatic
line feed in
Epson
mode, unless
you
change internal
switch
1-7
• can
do
a
form
feed (ASCII
12)
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